Megastorm Sandy is year's No 2 topic on Facebook

So far in 2012, Sandy trails only the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants, which earned an 8.62 in February, CNN reported.

The year's other buzzed-about events on Facebook included the first presidential debate which scored 8.18, Vice-presidential debate (6.79), Academy Awards (6.74), San Francisco Giants winning the World Series (6.71), Hurricane Isaac (5.24) and Announcement of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's vice-presidential candidate (5.21).

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Image: Two people look at a laptop screen in front of a building that still has wireless internet access in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New YorkPhotographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters